Kamancheh
Persian Kamānches, ca. 1880 | |
| String instrument | |
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| Other names | Kamancha, Kamanche, Kemancheh, Kamanjah, Kabak kemane |
| Classification | Bowed strings |
| Developed | Iran |
| Playing range | |
| g3-e7 | |
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| Art of crafting and playing with Kamantcheh/Kamancha, a bowed string musical instrument | |
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| Country | Azerbaijan and Iran |
| Reference | 01286 |
| Inscription history | |
| Inscription | 2017 (13th session) |
| List | Representative |
The kamancheh (also kamānche or kamāncha) (Persian: کمانچه, Azerbaijani: kamança, Armenian: քամանչա, Kurdish: کەمانچە ,kemançe) is an Iranian bowed string instrument used in Persian, Azerbaijani, Armenian, Kurdish, Georgian, Turkmen, and Uzbek music with slight variations in the structure of the instrument.
The kamancheh is related to the rebab which is the historical ancestor of the kamancheh and the bowed Byzantine lyra. The strings are played with a variable-tension bow.
In 2017, the art of crafting and playing with Kamantcheh/Kamancha was included into the UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage Lists of Azerbaijan and Iran.